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1866 East Sydney colonial by-election

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By-election in New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Sydney on 17 February 1866 because of the resignation of John Caldwell.

Dates

Date Event
13 September 1866 John Caldwell resigned.
13 September 1866 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
21 September 1866 Nominations
24 September 1866 Polling day
28 September 1866 Return of writ

Result

1866 East Sydney by-election
Friday 21 September 
Candidate Votes %
Robert Stewart (elected) unopposed  

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mr John Caldwell (1817-1884)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: East Sydney". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 177. 14 September 1866. p. 2167. Retrieved 7 September 2020 – via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1866 East Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
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